How Stress Can Sabotage Your Success with Good Health: Part 2-
We all know that when we are really stressed we feel run down, depressed and anxious.
The trouble is that sometimes we just can’t stop the things that cause us stress. Sometimes, there is downsizing and you or your ... [More]

How Stress Can Sabotage Your Success with Good Health: Part 1-
Everyone knows that stress is no fun. At the same time, many of us know that it comes whether you want it to or not! Chronic high stress can cause a myriad of negative health issues, it can interrupt your sleep, and it can cause changes ... [More]

De-stressing Techniques:
There are tools/techniques that you can use to reduce stress (which reduces cortisol, that promotes belly and back fat). The side-effects of stress can cause a whole host of health issues and long term effects. Try some of these ideas to help manage these issues... [More]

Never underestimate the effects of stress/triggers on your health and your food choices. I am experiencing this myself right now.
I am in the process of moving me and my children to a new home, while shutting down a highly complicated and demanding lease where I am right now.&... [More]

We all need to be aware that there is a stress/fat connection. The stress hormone called cortisol helps to maintain blood pressure, stimulate insulin, and to allow access to fast energy, and make it easy to access when you need it. Cortisol is engaged when you feel panic, or stress.
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The food cravings that you may feel when you are stressed, researchers are finding, may be more biological then you realize.
In the November issue of Shape Magazine, a study in the Journal of Clinical Investigation found that people given saturated fat through a stomach tube (so they could not invol... [More]

I have experienced quite a bit of stress for a variety of reasons, as of late. I try to manage stress through exercise, which really gives me a calming sense of peace.
There is a strong correlation between constant stress and your body pumping out high doses of the hormone, cortisol, accordi... [More]

Today being the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, makes it a very difficult day of memories. Fear and intimidation can affect peoples mindsets and their mental and physical health. Everyone deals with that stress differently. The important thing is to find someway to co... [More]

Can someone who is a working Mom send me a comment about how they juggle everything?! When it was just my husband and me we ate dinner routinely at 5:30 every night; I'm not even exaggerating. Our friends used to tease us that we were eating with the "early birds." I'm having a hard time... [More]

Yesterday I mentioned how I've been so stressed and the importance of your mental health as you reach your weight loss. What am I going to do today to help mine since I had a wrestling match with the mower yesterday? I'm going antiquing in Waynesville with my family! Have a RELAXING Sund... [More]